alehouse
Americannoun
noun
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archaic a place where ale was sold; tavern
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informal another name for pub
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Origin of alehouse
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Friends and family members gathered Saturday at a Federal Way alehouse to celebrate what would have been Katya’s 40th birthday.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 9, 2021
We visit a medieval English alehouse and discover that our image is largely culled from romantic novels and cheesy Robin Hood films.
From New York Times ● May 30, 2018
"It seems that coffeehouses weren't completely different establishments as they are now - they were perhaps at the genteel end of a spectrum that ran from alehouse to coffeehouse."
From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2017
“I gave my word I would find you and protect you,” Brienne says to Sansa when they meet by happenstance at an alehouse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2015
He chose an alehouse next door to one of the Commensal Public Kemmerhouses.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
SAT-SUN Joust and battle performances, sword fighting demonstrations, entertainment, Artisan Marketplace, kids’ activities, food vendors, alehouses, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 10, 2018
Between new bakeries and old alehouses, it's a great neighborhood for a ristretto and a croissant, a shopping trip and a cup of stellar gelato.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2014
The story involves the Lampitt family, a large clan whose money springs from 18th century alehouses.
From Time Magazine Archive
Around him there were cries in the night and, from the alehouses, vulgar laughter.
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
However, the soldiers never carried them while loitering about alehouses and wharves, or the stables of the Afric Queen.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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